Manchester United will not budge on their £18million valuation of Chris Smalling - but there is hope that a deal with Roma can still be reached.United were originally demanding £20m for the defender, but are now willing to accept a little less, it is claimed.Smalling spent last season on loan at the Stadio Olimpico and impressed for the Serie A giants throughout the campaign.Roma made it clear early on that they wanted to sign the Englishman on a permanent deal, but refused to meet United’s asking price.Smalling himself admitted he was devastated to be leaving the Italian club and even insisted he would take a pay cut to make a deal happen.According to Corriere dello Sport, there is a feeling in Rome that the two teams will come to an.
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